UCLA Social Science Data Archive

The Social Science Data Archive is still active and maintained as part of the UCLA Library Data Science Center. SSDA Dataverse is one of the archiving opportunities of SSDA, the others are: Data can be archived by SSDA itself or by ICPSR or by UCLA Library or by California Digital Library. The Social Science Data Archives serves the UCLA campus as an archive of faculty and graduate student survey research. We provide long term storage of data files and documentation. We ensure that the data are useable in the future by migrating files to new operating systems. We follow government standards and archival best practices. The mission of the Social Science Data Archive has been and continues to be to provide a foundation for social science research with faculty support throughout an entire research project involving original data collection or the reuse of publicly available studies. Data Archive staff and researchers work as partners throughout all stages of the research process, beginning when a hypothesis or area of study is being developed, during grant and funding activities, while data collection and/or analysis is ongoing, and finally in long term preservation of research results. Our role is to provide a collaborative environment where the focus is on understanding the nature and scope of research approach and management of research output throughout the entire life cycle of the project. Instructional support, especially support that links research with instruction is also a mainstay of operations.

社会科学数据档案馆（Social Science Data Archive，简称SSDA）依旧活跃并得到维护，作为加州大学洛杉矶分校图书馆数据科学中心的一部分。SSDA数据集（Dataverse）是SSDA的存档方案之一，其他方案包括：数据可通过SSDA自身、美国社会科学研究委员会（ICPSR）、加州大学洛杉矶分校图书馆或加州数字图书馆进行存档。社会科学数据档案馆作为加州大学洛杉矶分校的教师及研究生调查研究的存档机构，提供数据文件及其文档的长期存储服务。我们通过将文件迁移至新的操作系统确保数据在未来仍可使用，遵循政府标准及存档最佳实践。社会科学数据档案馆的使命始终如一，即为社会科学研究提供基础，并支持涉及原始数据收集或公开研究再利用的整个研究项目。数据档案馆的工作人员和研究人员在研究过程的各个阶段与研究人员合作，从假设或研究领域的发展开始，到申请资助活动，再到数据收集和分析进行期间，以及最终的研究成果的长期保存。我们的角色在于提供一个协作环境，其中研究的性质、范围以及研究成果在整个项目生命周期中的管理是关注的焦点。此外，教学支持，尤其是将研究与教学相结合的支持，也是我们运营的核心内容。